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Our annual summer camp for many of my East Kilbride Scouts in 1977 was a choice between an expensive long distance coach trip to Switzerland or a cheaper and fun District Camp at Glentrool, just an ...Read more

A memory of East Kilbride in 1977 by John Howard Norfolk

We toured entirely around Scotland in the Summer of 1975 in our Land Rover. It came as something of a shock to discover how long some of our drives took as the narrow and steep roads with passing places seemed ...Read more

A memory of Dunnet in 1975 by John Howard Norfolk

All of my mother's family lived in and around Guardbridge. Her mother and father were Mr and Mrs George Martin. They had 5 girls, Catherine, Barbara, Alexandra, Esther and Isabella. My mother Catherine (known as ...Read more

A memory of Guardbridge in 1957 by Isabella Clarke

Work brought me to Scotland in 1975 and I needed to live within commuting distance of the Bank of England branch in Glasgow. Elizabeth and I looked around the south side of the City and fell in love ...Read more

A memory of East Kilbride in 1975 by John Howard Norfolk

"The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" as the Bank of England is known maintained a small office in Glasgow fir many years. It was on the north side of St VIncent Place and I worked there between 1975 and 1978. ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow in 1975 by John Howard Norfolk

Knew a number of friend in that area the before my ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by michael.meldrum2

I have a relative who lived in East Kilbride. I am not sure but I think it was my mother's brother - his name would be Archibauld and they lived on a farm. This would be in the 1940s. My mothers maiden name was Jean Archibauld ...Read more

A memory of Coalburn by John Hendry

While I was the Scout Leader with the 3rd East Kilbride Scout Troop in the 1970s several of my scouts became interested in flying. After several sessions of model building we decided we needed to ...Read more

A memory of Lasham in 1977 by John Howard Norfolk

I remember a stunning girlfriend, Rosemary Smith,  whose family farmed at Coalburn. We met while both working and studying in Manchester and I remember our visit to her mother's farm at Coalburn in 1968.  THere were ...Read more

A memory of Coalburn in 1968 by John Howard Norfolk

I went to Lawmuir for 2 years from 1963 - 1965 when I was 12. I am now 67. Every Monday morning the bus would pick you up at one of the statues in George Square directly across from the Post Office Building and take ...Read more

A memory of Eaglesham in 1962 by Forbes Watson